Seeder



Dec; 20, 1927.

A. RAPP SEEDER Filed Feb. 27, 1926 INVENTOR Roar RAPP Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED STATES] ADOLF RAPE, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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Application filed February 27, 1926. Serial No. 91,067, i

This invention relates to devices used to spread seeds for planting over a plowed field and more particularly to devices of this type that are manually operable.

One of the objects of the invention is in 20 Figure 3 1s a fragmentary end v ew look-o ing from the right side of Figure 1.

Figure 4: is a fragmentary sectional v ew drawn to an enlarged scale taken on line ti of Figure 2.

Referring more in detail to the drawin Tormed with a U-shaped frame is a socket 11 to receive a handle 12. Mounted between the arms of the frame 10 1s a threaded rod 13 on which is a rotatablecir cular block 14 at one end and another s1m1-- lar block 15 at the other end, a portion in the outer periphery of which is cut away to form an opening grooved as at 16.

The groove is receptive of the edge of a cover 17 attached by a pivot 18 adjacent the opening to the block 15. The outer edge of the cover is bent at right angles to form a grip 19 by which the same is opened or closed.

Fitting snugly overthe blocks 14 and 15 is a cylindrical. casing 20 near one end of which is a plurality of uniformly spaced openings 21. Rigidly mounted on the casing 20 are brackets 22 to which is'fiired a wheel 23.

Slidably mounted on the casing 20 is a sleeve 24 having openings 25 coincident with disengaged from the-frame 10 by pairs of the openings 21 of the casing 20 and thread- 7 ed sockets 26 in which are fixed threaded rods 27. I I i o Formed on the block 1 1 are projections 28 through which the rods 27' pass and are engaged by wing nuts 29. On the outside of the casing 20 in a line with the threaded 5 rods 27 and passing through the Wheel'23 are coil springs 30 anchored at one end on the block 15, as at 31 and fixed at the other end to the sockets 26, as at 32, thus tending to draw the sleeve 24 to the right and keeping the holes 21 closed.

The rod 13 is prevented from becoming nuts 33 and 34, one of each pair being fixed on each side of the arms ofthe frame.

Between the inner nut 33 and the block 14 is a bushing and a washer 35 and 36 respectively. Between the inner nut 34 and Y the block 15 is'a washer-37.

Mounted on the rod 13 within the casing 20 and fixed so as to passover the opening 21 by nuts 38 is a wiper 39 which while revolving keeps the openings 21 clear to allow free dispensing of the seeds contained in the casing 20, should the seeds through mois ture, adhere to the surfaces adjacent the openings 21 thereby clogging the same. I

In operation, the cover 17 is opened by grasping the grip 19 pulling so as to pivot on 18. Seeds are poured intothe casing 20 and the cover is closed. I

According to the size and amount of seed to be dispensed the openings 21 are made larger or smaller as the case maybe. This is done by turning the wing nuts 29. If the openings are to be" made larger, the wing nuts are turned to the left. This allows the springs 30 to draw the sleeve 24: to the right, thus bringing the holes 21 of the casing 20 and the holes 25 of the sleeve 24 nearer to coincidency. If the openings are to be made smaller, the wing nuts 29 are turned to the right,thus drawing the sleeve 24 to the left pulling against the action of the springs 30 and closing the openings;

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim as new and desire to secure said sleeve, sockets on said sleeve threaded 10 by Letters Patent, is rods in said sockets passing through pro- A seeder comprising a frame, a rod in jections on one of said blocks, and tension said frame, blocks on said rod, one of said springs intermediate the other of said blocks 5 blocks having an opening and a cover thereand said sockets.

for, a casing having circular openings In Witness whereof I have afliXed my sig- 15 mounted over said blocks, a sleeve, having nature.

similar openings, in register with said casing openings, longitudinally slidable 0n ADOLF RAPP. 

